Kloß

German

Alternative forms

• Kloss (Switzerland)

Etymology

Old High German klōz, Middle Low German klōt. From Proto-Germanic *klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *glūdos. Cognate with Old Norse klútr (“kerchief”) ( > Danish klud), English clout, dialect Russian глуда (gluda).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kloːs/
• Homophone: Klos

Noun

Kloß m (genitive Kloßes, plural Klöße)

1. lump
2. dumpling

Declension

declension of Kloß

	singular			plural
m gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kloß	die	Klöße
genitive	eines	des	Kloßes	der	Klöße
dative	einem	dem	Kloß, Kloße (archaic)	den	Klößen
accusative	einen	den	Kloß	die	Klöße